Diversity Development Committee

The Diversity Development Committee is charged with keeping the Association engaged with issues and activities relevant to equity, diversity and inclusion. It meets during the annual conference and is open to any interested member of the Association willing to commit time and energy to achieving committee goals during the year.

The Diversity Development Committee mission is to promote and develop diversity and inclusiveness within the PACRAO community.

Book Club

The DDC is expanding their annual Book Club session to provide year-round opportunities between the annual conference. We will be picking three different books each year meaning more potential opportunities for individuals to find content that they are interested in engaging with (we anticipate reading fiction and non-fiction throughout the year). We are giving away a limited number of each of the books ahead of each session to ensure a larger number of members can read the book and participate. As with all of our previous book clubs, the recommendation is that you have read the book, but it is not a requirement.

First Book Club Session of 2025: May 22, 2025 12PM PST

Our first selected book is Chicano Frankenstein by Daniel A Olivas.

"With elements of science fiction, horror, political satire and romance, Chicano Frankenstein confronts our nation’s bigotries and the question of what it truly means to be human."

The first 6 people to reach out to VP-DD@pacrao.org requesting a copy of the book will receive one for free!!
Have a book recommendation? Please send an email to VP-DD@pacrao.org.